Pencil by 53 is the perfect stylus accessory for artists and doodlers

Pencil is a new stylus by 53, who is also responsible for the wildly popular iPad sketching app, Paper. Don't be fooled though, as Pencil isn't your ordinary stylus. Made from harvested wood, not only is Pencil sturdy, its design is unlike any stylus you've ever seen.

The body of Pencil is made from harvested wood and is available in both graphite and maple. The other end of Pencil features an eraser tip.

Since Pencil is made to work with the Paper app, some features such as palm rejection, erase, and blend will only work inside it. You can, of course, use Pencil with other apps as a normal stylus.

Pencil is currently available for an introductory price of $49.95 and ships to US and Canada in about 2-3 weeks. You can hit the 53 website via the link below to order Pencil and to find out if all the features are compatible with your device.

This is right up my ally... Except for the price. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure 53 has done their homework and provided a comparable product at a reasonable price; I'm also sure that if I purchased this wonderful stylus I wouldn't lose any sleep over the cost... At the same time, this is an introductory price? I've been burned by $50 styli before - It's too bad there's not a retail store I could demo this at. I do so love the look and flat styling.

iPads can only recognize a certain size tip. The input has to have a diameter of ~5mm to be accepted as a fingertip rather than a mistaken touch. Adonit, the makers of the Jot series styli, have a stylus with a smaller tip that runs a current through it that the iPads screen thinks is 5mm, but it's not as accurate as the iPad has a harder time determining the boundaries of the input.

This looks great but IMO it's expensive. But to an artist/illustrator it could've worthwhile. This could be a great product for my mom who was an illustrator years ago, now she just doodles here and there for fun... This can also bring her into the tech world because she is still in paper and pencil times.

How the hell would you sharpen a rubber stylus nib? The point is it look and feels like a carpenters pencil, which has a rectangular tip. iPads have a minimum diameter (I think it's 5mm) for input devices so they are recognized as fingertips.

At that price this is aimed squarely at serious doodlers and professionals. I was thinking it would be cool to mess around with until I got down to the price. I'll stick with my current free stylus aka my finger.

This is at the top of my Christmas list this year! I have published a picture book in iBooks that I drew for my niece and all the illustrations were done with Paper. I used a cheap stylus and it did the job, but connecting with Bluetooth for more precision is exciting. I can't wait to try this out. Does anyone know where it is available other than online?

Wow. Their support forums kept giving inquiries about jot touch 4 support the cold shoulder. Now we all know why. One stylus to rule them all and if you want to use another brand pic a different app I guess.